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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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